{"id":63605,"date":"2024-02-08T14:15:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T19:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=63605"},"modified":"2024-02-08T16:53:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T21:53:40","slug":"nba-news-patrick-beverley-traded-to-the-milwaukee-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/08\/nba-news-patrick-beverley-traded-to-the-milwaukee-bucks\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA News: Patrick Beverley Traded to the Milwaukee Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philadelphia 76ers point guard <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/beverpa01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patrick Beverley<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is on the move. The 12-year veteran has been traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Cam Payne and a 2027 second-round pick, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1755662162687578169\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski<\/a>. Beverley announced the move himself via his podcast\u2019s X account.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patbev21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@patbev21<\/a> to the Milwaukee Bucks<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pat Bev Pod (@PatBevPod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatBevPod\/status\/1755661035510362467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>NBA News: Patrick Beverley Traded to the Milwaukee Bucks<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>What Beverley Brings to the Bucks<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bucks, who sit at 33-18 and 3rd in the East, receive a gritty guard with a winning mentality. Beverley averaged 6.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 47 games with Philly. In that span, he shot 43% from the field, 32% from three and 81% from the free-throw line. He brings reinforcements to a Bucks team that\u2019s finding their way after letting go of Adrian Griffin and hiring\u2014ironically enough\u2014Doc Rivers, who coached Beverley on the Clippers and Sixers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beverley also brings eight years of postseason experience. In 2022 with the Timberwolves, he averaged 11 points and nearly 5 assists per game on .429\/.346\/.682 splits. He joins a Milwaukee squad looking to avenge their early playoff exit last year, and aiming for their third championship in franchise history. Backing up star facilitator <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lillada01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damian Lillard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a tall task, but Beverley\u2019s track record proves he\u2019s more than ready for the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What Payne Brings to the 76ers<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sixers are getting a solid scorer and facilitator in Payne, a 29-year-old who helped the Suns during their 2021 Finals run. He averaged 6.2 points and 2.3 assists while shooting 39% from distance. The Sixers, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/08\/nba-news-indiana-pacers-trade-buddy-hield\/\" target=\"_self\">who have been remarkably active at the deadline<\/a>, only add to their guard depth. Payne joins a supporting cast that surrounds reigning MVP <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/e\/embiijo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joel Embiid<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and first-time All-Star <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/maxeyty01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tyrese Maxey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and brings two-way versatility to the fifth-seed in the East.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payne has found success as a backup point guard for various contenders, with the aforementioned run with Phoenix elevating his status. But aside from his experience, Payne brings much-needed three-point shooting to the City of Brotherly Love. He\u2019s shot 36% from deep for his career and nearly 40% this year. Philly ranks 19th in three-point percentage (36.4%), and their guards rank 22nd (36.1%). In a conference filled with strong shooters, Payne\u2019s perimeter presence will be vital for the 76ers\u2019 bench.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Last Word<\/h3>\n<p>Both the Bucks and Sixers swap veteran point guards who have several years of playoff experience. Beverley and Payne will be playing behind excellent starters in their own right, and will each play key roles for Milwaukee and Philadelphia, respectively&#8212;especially once the playoffs roll around.<\/p>\n<p>Beverley has since reacted to the news via his personal X account:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ok ok ok. \ud83e\udd76 Game. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatBevPod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PatBevPod<\/a>  Philly Luv Gang<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/patbev21\/status\/1755668731739394312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If these teams face each other in the 2024 postseason&#8212;a matchup that hasn&#8217;t happened since 2001&#8212;it&#8217;s safe to say it&#8217;ll mean more for those two than anyone else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia 76ers point guard Patrick Beverley is on the move. The 12-year veteran has been traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Cam Payne and a 2027 second-round pick, according to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Beverley announced the move himself via his podcast\u2019s X account. BREAKING: @patbev21 to the Milwaukee Bucks &mdash; Pat Bev [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4265,"featured_media":63608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,15,62,3,13,4721],"tags":[380,202,662,494],"class_list":["post-63605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-bucks","category-nba","category-news","category-76ers","category-trade-rumors","tag-cameron-payne","tag-nba-news","tag-nba-trade-deadline","tag-patrick-beverley"],"modified_by":"Jordan Pagkalinawan","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}